Environmental & Healthcare Legislative Watch50 States · D.C. · U.S. Congress
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Fiscal Summary NOT SIGNIFICANT Bill Summary This bill requires an employer, including this state and its political subdivisions, that requires an employee or prospective employee to submit to a mental health evaluation as a condition of employment or prospective employment in a public safety position ("public safety employer") to grant such person reasonable access to their full employment record, including the results of a mental health evaluation or screening and any report from a qualified mental health professional or other evaluator. However, the employer may require that such access be during normal business hours. "PUBLIC SAFETY POSITION" DEFINED As used in this bill, a "public safety position" means employment in a position or job type that has as a primary focus the protection of persons or property, or the enforcement of laws, apprehension of criminals, or the prevention of crime. The term specifically includes a law enforcement officer; a firefighter, emergency medical technician, or volunteer rescue squad worker; an individual licensed pursuant to the Emergency Medical Services Act of 1983; and an individual licensed or registered pursuant to the Private Protective Services Licensing and Regulatory Act. PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES If a prospective employee submits to a mental health evaluation or screening as a condition of prospective employment with a public safety employer, and the prospective employee is denied employment, in whole or in part, because of the results of the evaluation and screening, then the prospective employee must be granted reasonable access to the results of the evaluation or screening. The employer must (i) permit the prospective employee to submit the results of an alternative, equivalent mental health evaluation or screening conducted by a qualified mental health professional, conducted at the p
